§ 244-85. RD Rural Development Zone.

A. The following uses shall be permitted in the RD Rural Development Zone:

(1) Detached single-family dwelling units at a maximum density of one unit per 3.8 acres. [Amended 11-8-2004 by Ord. No. 40-04]

(a) Single lots, for which no subdivision is required must meet the following area yard and building standards:

[1] Minimum lot size: 3.8 acres.

[2] Minimum lot width: 250 feet.

[3] Minimum lot depth: 400 feet.

[4] Minimum lot frontage: 250 feet.

[5] Minimum front yard setback: 80 feet unless the provisions of § 244-79L apply, in which case the minimum setback is 200 feet.

[6] Minimum rear yard setback: 50 feet.

[7] Minimum side yard setback: 25 feet one side/50 feet combined.

[8] Minimum accessory structure setback: 20 feet, not permitted in front yard.

(b) When two or more lots are proposed in the RD Zone, mandatory clustering shall be required. All residential units shall be located on one-acre lots. The house lot (one acre) shall be referred to in this section as the "developed area" and the balance of the required acreage (2.8 acres) shall be referred to as the "conservation area."

[1] Clustered developments should be designed to protect the particular environmental attributes of the site, to maintain the conservation area in an undisturbed state, to promote the establishment of greenways on adjacent sites and to maximize the contiguity of protected lands as a means of providing habitat for threatened and endangered plant and animal species. The developed area should be located and designed to promote efficient use of the existing infrastructure (roads, utilities, etc.) and coordinate with development on adjacent parcels. The design shall be subject to the review and approval of the Planning Board and the Pinelands Commission.

[2] For clustered lots the following standards apply:

[a] Minimum lot width: 150 feet.

[b] Minimum lot depth: 250 feet.

[c] Minimum lot frontage: 150 feet.

[d] Minimum front yard setback: 60 feet.

[e] Minimum rear yard setback: 50 feet.



[f] Minimum side yard setback: 10 feet one side/30 feet combined.

[g] Minimum accessory structure setback: 20 feet, not permitted in front yard.

[h] Maximum clearing per developed lot: 20,000 square feet.

[3] The conservation area shall be permanently deed restricted as open space with no further development permitted through the imposition of a conservation easement to be approved by the Planning Board and its professionals.

[4] Recreation uses consistent with the requirements of § 244-200 may be permitted on the deed-restricted lands insofar as they are consistent with the types of recreational amenities typical of residential neighborhoods.

(2) Agriculture.

(3) Agricultural employee housing as an element of and accessory to an active agricultural operation.

(4) Forestry.

(5) Public service infrastructure, except that centralized wastewater treatment and collection facilities shall be permitted in the zone only in accordance with § 244-79G(4)(b). [Amended 12-30-1996 by Ord. No. 27-96]

(6) Single-family dwelling units on one-acre lots existing as of January 14, 1981, shall be permitted, provided that all of the following standards and criteria are met: [Added 4-12-1993 by Ord. No. 10-93]

(a) The owner of the lot proposed for development acquires sufficient vacant contiguous or noncontiguous land which, when combined with the acreage of the lot proposed for development, equals at least 3.8 acres;

(b) All lands acquired pursuant to Subsection A(6)(a) above, which may or may not be developable, are located within the RD Zone;

(c) All noncontiguous lands acquired pursuant to Subsection A(6)(a) and (b) above are permanently dedicated as open space through recordation of a deed to the property with no further development permitted except agriculture, forestry and low-intensity recreational uses. Any such deed restrictions shall be in a form to be approved by the Township Solicitor and the Pinelands Commission;

(d) Tax assessments for the acquired noncontiguous lands are combined and assigned to the land to be developed; and



(e) The lot proposed for development otherwise meets the minimum standards of § 244-79 of this chapter.

(7) Recreational facilities, intensive and low-intensive.[Added 2-26-1996 by Ord. No. 4-96]

B. Accessory uses in the RD Zone shall be restricted to the following: [Amended 11-8-2004 by Ord. No. 40-04]

(1) Agricultural commercial establishments, provided that the products sold were grown by the owner on the premises.

(2) Signs, subject to the provisions of § 244-79L.

(3) Private garage space for the storage of motor vehicles.

(4) Other customary accessory uses and buildings such as sheds and decks provided that such uses are incidental to the principal use and do not include any activity commonly conducted as a business.

C. Conditional uses are as follows:

(1) Resource extraction in accordance with § 244-79F.

(2) Institutional uses.

§ 244-86. MI Military Installation Zone.

[Amended 12-30-1996 by Ord. No. 27-96]

A. Any use associated with the function of the Federal installation may be permitted in the MI Zone, provided that:

(1) Where feasible, development shall be located in that portion of the installation within the Pinelands Protection Area;

(2) The use shall not require any development, including public service infrastructure in the Preservation Area District or the FA-1, FA-2 or FA-3 Zone;

(3) No hazardous waste facility, landfill or incinerator shall be permitted, except as expressly authorized in N.J.A.C. 7:50-6.75 or 7:50-6.78; and

(4) All development undertaken by the federal government substantially meets the standards of § 244-79 or an intergovernmental agreement entered into pursuant to N.J.A.C. 7:50-4, Part IV.

B. Any other public purpose use undertaken by or on behalf of another level of government may be permitted in the MI Zone, provided that:

(1) The use is sanctioned by the installation;

(2) The use is located within a substantially developed area which is served by a centralized sewer treatment and collection system;

(3) No hazardous waste facility, landfill or incinerator shall be permitted, except as expressly authorized in N.J.A.C. 7:50-6.75 or 7:50-6.78; and

(4) All development meets the standards of § 244-79 or an intergovernmental agreement entered into pursuant to N.J.A.C. 7:50-4, Part IV.

§ 244-87. PV Pinelands Village Zone.

A. The following uses shall be permitted in the PV Pinelands Village Zone:

(1) Agriculture.

(2) Detached single-family dwellings.

(3) Churches and similar places of worship, parish houses and convents, subject to the conditions specified in § 244-115.

(4) Public and quasi-public schools and institutions of higher learning which are not conducted as a business, subject to such uses being located on a lot with a minimum lot area of two acres and subject to the lot, use and structures adhering to all other requirements set forth for the PV Pinelands Village Zone.

(5) Municipal parks, playgrounds and other municipal buildings and uses deemed appropriate and necessary by the Township Committee.

(6) Other public buildings of a governmental or cultural nature.

(7) Clubhouse or community recreation buildings associated with an age-restricted development consisting of at least 100 residential units.[Added 3-27-2006 by Ord. No. 07-06]

B. The following accessory uses shall be permitted:

(1) Agricultural commercial establishments, provided that the products sold were grown by the owner on the premises.

(2) Accessory dwellings designed for the permanent housing of domestic or farm employees, provided that the total number of dwelling units on the lot shall not exceed one for each 100,000 square feet of lot area and that each such accessory dwelling unit shall contain not less than 600 square feet of gross floor area.

(3) Signs, subject to the provisions of § 244-79L.

(4) Private garage space for the storage of motor vehicles.

(5) Other customary accessory uses and buildings, provided that such uses are incidental to the principal use and do not include any activity commonly conducted as a business. Any such building or use shall be located on the same lot as the principal building.

C. Area, yard and building requirements shall be as follows: [Amended 9-22-2003 by Ord. No. 28-03]

(1) If a proposed dwelling is to be served by a standard septic system, the following standards shall apply:

(a) Minimum lot area: 3.2 acres.

(b) Minimum lot width: 250 feet.

(c) Minimum lot depth: 400 feet

(d) Minimum front yard setback: 80 feet.

(e) Minimum side yard setback: 25 feet.

(f) Minimum rear yard setback: 50 feet.

(g) Minimum accessory structure setback: 20 feet, not permitted in front yard. [Added 11-8-2004 by Ord. No. 40-04]

(2) If a proposed dwelling is to be served by an alternate-design pilot program treatment system, in accordance with § 244-79G(4)(0, or a public sanitary sewer system with adequate capacity to accommodate the additional flows, the following standards shall apply:

(a) Minimum lot area: one acre.

(b) Minimum lot width: 125 feet (130 feet for corner lots).

(c) Minimum lot depth: 250 feet.

(d) Minimum front yard setback: 60 feet.

(e) Minimum side yard setback: 10 feet; combined, 30 feet.



(f) Minimum rear yard setback: 50 feet.

(g) Minimum accessory structure setback: 10 feet, not permitted in front yard. [Amended 11-8-2004 by Ord. No. 40-04]

D. The following conditional use shall be permitted: [Added 5-6-2002 by Ord. No. 25-02]

(1) Resource extraction uses under § 244-79F.

§ 244-88. RD-1 Rural Development Zone.

[Amended 2-26-1996 by Ord. No. 4-96; 7-14-1997 by Ord. No. 10-97]

A. The following uses and accessory uses shall be permitted in the RD-1 Rural Development Zone:

(1) Same as permitted in the PV Pinelands Village Zone pursuant to § 244-87A and B.

(2) Public service infrastructure, except that centralized wastewater treatment and collection facilities shall be permitted to service the RD-1 Zone only in accordance with § 244-79G(4)(b).

B. Area, yard and building requirements shall be as follows:

(1) Minimum lot area: 3.2 acres. Notwithstanding this requirement, no such minimum lot area for a nonresidential use in the RD-1 Zone shall be less than that needed to meet the water quality standards of § 244-79G(4)(b), whether or not the lot may be served by a centralized wastewater treatment or collection system.

(2) Minimum lot width: 250 feet.

(3) Minimum lot depth: 400 feet.

(4) Minimum front yard setback: 80 feet.

(5) Minimum side yard setback: 25 feet.

(6) Minimum rear yard setback: 50 feet.

(7) Minimum accessory structure setback: 20 feet, not permitted in front yard. [Amended 11-8-2004 by Ord. No. 40-04]

(8) If a proposed dwelling is to be served by an alternate design system in accordance with § 244-79G(4)(0, the following area, yard and building requirements shall apply: [Amended 11-8-2004 by Ord. No. 40-04]



(a) Minimum lot area: one acre.

(b) Minimum lot width: 125 feet (130 feet corner lots).

(c) Minimum lot depth: 250 feet.

(d) Minimum front yard setback: 60 feet.

(e) Minimum side yard setback: 10 feet; combined, 30 feet.

(f) Minimum rear yard setback: 50 feet.

(g) Minimum accessory structure setback: 10 feet, not permitted in front yard. [Amended 11-8-2004 by Ord. No. 40-04]

C. Conditional uses are as follows:

(1) Resource extraction in accordance with § 244-79F.